Mountaineers Preview 38 Trap Around Play at Morgantown
In Morgantown West Virginia the 38 Trap Around play is designed for Johnny Murphy the speedy fullback with Billy Allen handling the faking quarterback duties. The Mountaineers operate from the T formation and plan to use the ploy frequently as Art Lewis implements it. Murphy was converted from halfback to fullback last spring. NENT Colgate's off tackle lateral noted for Alan Feler.
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Morgantown
W.va
NEA
Johnny Murphy
West Virginia
Cash
Mountaineers
Billy Allen
Murphy
Colgate
Alan Feler
Marietta Pioneer College basketball opens conditioning
Eighteen candidates report for Marietta College basketball coach Bill Whetsell for preliminary conditioning practices starting Monday. The program runs until Oct 30 followed by five weeks of drills and scrimmages before the Dec 2 home opener against Rio Grande. Twenty-one games are planned with veterans and new players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Marietta College
Bill Whetsell
Pioneers
Rio Grande
Mike Mihalov
Eddie Yarzab
Paul Nemetz
Pop Keeler Dies Golf Writer at 68 in Atlanta
O. B. Keeler known as Pop Keeler died Sunday in an Atlanta hospital from a liver ailment and nerve condition. A longtime newspaperman for the Journal and other papers, he retired last Sept. 15 after 42 years. Funeral services were held yesterday with sports figures and newspapermen among pallbearers. He was noted as the historian of Bobby Jones' rise to the Grand Slam.
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Atlanta
O. B
Pop
Keeler
Atlanta Journal
Journal
Atlanta Georgia
Kansas City Star
Bobby Jones
Jone
Landmark fire levels Kananga car barn and home
A Monday night blaze of undetermined origin destroyed a 50 year old car barn and the home of John Halley and his family in Kananga. The fire threatened neighboring houses but was contained by combined Gallipolis and Point Pleasant fire crews after about 50 minutes. Contents were moved or saved, and power and phone lines were disrupted briefly as crews worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Kananga
John Halley
Point Pleasant
William Messler
Tom Adams
Evan Woodall
Halley
Woodall
Ralph Walker
George Ehman
Walker
John Clay Hutchinson
Vernon Miller
Robert R. Rannells
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Merle Gatewood
William Ellis
John, Lyons
Middleport
Essay and Poster Contests Listed for Gallipolis Youth
Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce sponsors essay and poster contests for Gallipolis and Gallia County students to boost voter participation. Prizes total 30 dollars for essays with top awards of 7.50. poster prizes include 7.50 for city and county, 5 for county, 2.50 for city and county, funded by local businesses and organizations such as WJEH Dayton’s Hardware Downtain Evans Packing Commercial Savings Bank Ohio Valley Bank Gallipolis Publishing Co.
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Gallipolis
Chamber of Commerce of
Gallia County
Dayton’s
Downtain Printing Co
City
Evans Packing Co
County
WJEH
Commercial Savings Bank
the Ohio Valley Bank
Gallipolis Publishing Co
Holzer Drive Campaign Nears Halfway Mark
Holzer Hospital drive reports 319520 in donations toward a 500000 goal with a kickoff dinner set for Monday at 6 30 p m at Grace Methodist Church. About 300 workers will gather for briefing before a two week solicitation period starting the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital
Grace Methodist Church
Hioe
New Holzer Hospital
Evans Packing Co
Evans Grocery Co
Ben Evans
Uncle Ben Evans
Stanley Evans
Johnnie Evans
George Bovie
Harry Mills
Louis Preston
Robert Richards
Forest V. Folden
Evans
Bob Evans
Johnnie
Grocery Company
Holzer Hospital Foundation
Man Married in 1907 Seeks Divorce in Gallipolis
Dexter Deckard, married in 1907, seeks a divorce from Anna Deckard in Gallipolis. They have nine children. A prior divorce action filed by Deckard in June 1950 was withdrawn on the promise of good behavior.
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Gallipolis
Dexter Deckard
Anna Deckard
Deckard
Minerals Survey Results to Be Aired at Council Meeting
The Southeast ern Ohio Regional Council will meet at the Farmer's Hotel in Gallipolis Thursday at 6 30 p m to hear Bat telle Memorial Institute representatives report on the completed mineral resource survey results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Farmer's Hotel
Battelle Memorial Institute
Rutland Dominates Coalton 47-0 in Buckeye League Tilt
Rutland High Red Devils crushed Coalton High 47 to 0 in a SEC Buckeye League football game. Snowden Dewhurst and Harrison each scored two touchdowns, Vance added one, Barton kicked four of six extra points, while Coalton failed to cross Rutland territory.
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Rutland
Rutland High Red Devils
Coalton High
Devil
Devils
Coulton
Jim Snowden
Harold Dewhurst
Jack Harrison
Lowell Vance
Lloyd Rites Conducted for Mrs Homer Lloyd
Funeral services for Mrs. Homer Lloyd were held Tuesday at the Gallia Baptist Church after her death Saturday at Cleveland Clinic. Born October 27 1894 in Madison Ohio she is survived by her mother Mrs Ella Bartels Canton formerly of Oak Hill and Gallia, a sister Mrs L A Snyder Canton and brothers William Hobart and Ralph Dayton. The Rev H O Thompson officiated, burial followed in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Homer Lloyd
Cleveland Clinic
Gallia Baptist Church
Lloyd
Madison
Ohio
Ella Bartels
Canton
Oak Hill
Gallia
L. A. Snyder
William
Hobart
Ralph
Dayton
H. O. Thompson
Church Cemetery
Driver Fined S5 And Accident Reported In Gallipolis
Leo Shaver 21 of Pine Street was fined five dollars in municipal court after a crash at a red light. Police described a minor collision involving Norma Taylor Atwood 43 of Whitehall Michigan a clinic supervisor and James Clayton Martin 25 of Fancy Gap Virginia driving for Gate City Transport Co. The report notes confusion at the intersection and minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Leo Shaver
Pine St
Norma Taylor Atwood
Whitehall
Mich
James Clayton Martin
Fancy Gap
Gate City Transport Co
Hospital Notes Discharges List Wide Set of Names
Holzer Hospital notes record discharged patients including Mrs James Miller of New Haven Mrs Ivan Newell of South Side and John R Jackson of Paducah Ky among many others names listed U S.
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James Miller
New Haven
Ivan Newell
South Side
John R. Jackson
Paducah
William Fennell
Wellston
Lowell Fisher
Jackson
John F. Utt
Point Pleasant
Adrienne Sibley
Apple Grove
W. Va
David Poetker
Alva Mahaffey
Wilkesville
Ernest C. Zinn
Hamden
Thomas Vaughn
Lakin
Winfield Mercer
Frank J. Osborne
Altha Baxter
Class Meets Thursday Glouster Methodist Sunday School
The Willing Workers Class will meet in the church social rooms Thursday at 7 30 pm with Mrs Clara Golding Mrs C A Bingman and Miss Ann Williams in charge. Members should bring cancelled sales tax stamps.
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Glouster
Glouster Methodist Sunday School
Clara Golding
C. A. Bingman
Ann Williams
Classified Ad Rates and Policies for The Messenger
Classified ads must be received by 6 00 p m the day before publication Ads for the Sunday edition are accepted up to 12 00 noon Saturday The Messenger limits liability to one incorrect insertion and urges readers to check the first night print Ads requiring references should send copies not originals Cash is required for all orders including Cara of Thanks In Memoriam Obituaries and Political Announcements Rates are 15 cents per line with a three line minimum and six average words per line
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Time Times
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Messenger
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Patrol Post Receives Highest Rating After Inspection
Gallipolis post covering Gallia Meigs and Jackson counties earns top grade from State Highway Patrol inspector A C Felty Columbus after multi day inspection. The unit’s equipment and headquarters pass thorough review with all gear spotless and in order. Assistants Captain Bouton Lt Stark and Sergeant Strayer aided the inspection.
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U. C. Felty
Gallipolis
D. D. Stark
Sgt
C. F. Strayer
G. L. Bryan
C. L. Bogas
P. D. McCreedy
W. R. Davis
W. H. McManaway
A. L. Bouton
Inspector Felty
A. Co. Felty
Columbus
Gallia
Meigs
Jackson
Felty
Mill Theft Is Solved
Deputy Carl Allen solved a petit larceny case after a day of work. Sheriff George Ehman reports Joseph Grover Shepard of Waterloo, 21, arrested and confessed to stealing gasoline and a canthook from E. R. Miller saw mill. Deputy Gordon Fisher investigated a Monday accident involving Harlie Victor Bennett and Floyd Alexander Walters on Route 554 near Esta Bunco residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Carl Allen
George Ehman
Joseph Grover Shepard
Waterloo
E. R. Miller
Gordon Fisher
Harlie Victor Bennett
Floyd Alexander Walters
Rio Grande
Broadwell Woman Dies After Five Months Illness
Lotte M. Brill 80, lifelong Broadwell resident, died Monday at 2 a.m. in Sheltering Arms Hospital after five months of failing health. She taught school and ran a Bidwell general store, daughter of George and Rebecca McVey McGill. Survived by brother E. W. McGill, sisters Ola Kenney and Lydia Edelberry, daughter in law Evelena Brill, and grandson Keith Brill. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Fawcett Stone funeral home Chesterhill. burial Bartlett Cemetery. Flowers omitted.
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Lotte M. Brill
Broadwell
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Brill
Bartlett Academy
Bidwell
George
Rebecca McVey McGill
E. W. McGill
St. Paul
Ola Kenney
Near Cutler
Lydia Edelberry
Blue Rock
Evalena Brill
Keith Brill
Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home
Chesterhill
William E. Bartoe
Bartlett Cemetery
River Traffic Report From Gallipolis and Kanawha Ports
Vessels at Gal lipolis locks list movement and status with names such as White Gold Weir Bruce Lewis Solvay Louisiana Hatfield Fern Manitou Craig Winnie Mae American Armstrong Kenna Snider Sohio State Titan Semet on the Kanawha River Turley Sullivan Winfield and other ships. Upper gauge 18.0 lower 13.2 feet with Ka nawha Falls 1.18 falling and Point Pleasant at 23.88. Several named pairings of sailors and passengers accompany the report.
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Gallipolis
Weir
Bruce
Lewis
Solvay
Louisiana
Hatfield
Fern
Manitou
Craig
Winnie Mae
American
Armstrong
Kenna
Snider
Sohio State
Titan
Semet
Kanawha
Turley
Marmet
Sullivan
Winfield
Advance
Union
Atlas
Patriot
Hoagland
Pittsburgher
Stevenson
Chris
Cook
Ernestine
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
First Annual Calf Sale Proves To Be Successful
Gallipolis reports a successful first feeder calf sale under the Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association with banquet events and about 400 calves sold Tuesday. Neal Taylor leads the new group with banquet honors at the Lafayette Hotel as James Warner and R Q Smith address grades and market optimism.
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Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio Beef Cattle Association
Neal Taylor
Aid
Lafayette Hotel
John E. Halliday
James Warner
Ohio State University
R. Q. Smith
Ohio Independent Livestock Marketing Association
Warner
United States
Smith
Ohio
Smith and Warner
Ohio Valley Livestock Co
Taylor
Association
Tom Rannels
Vinton County
Bruce Chapman
Athens
Denver Walker
Gallia
C. E. Drumheller
Scioto
Roger Conner
Hocking
C. Ed Humphrey
Meigs
Levi Jilly
Jackson County
George Brown
Vinton
George Wood
Harold Rug
Public Meeting Tonight on Halloween Party
Citizens plan a 7 p.m. meeting on High St to form a Halloween party program with date to be set at the gathering. Last Tuesday had a small turnout and no definite plans. Mayor Thomas Williams urged a larger turnout tonight.
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Glouster
High St
Thomas Williams
Donors Answer Call Of Bloodmobile Here
The Glouster community hosted a blood drive at the school auditorium with 86 people attending. About 71 donors, roughly 83 percent, were accepted and each gave a pint of blood. The blood mobile plans three visits yearly in February June and October, with another stop in February planned.
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Glouster
Priscilla Class to Meet in Glouster Home
The Priscilla Class of the Methodist Sunday school will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Ralph Hines 43 Spring Street Members are asked to bring cancelled sales tax stamps Glouster Lodge 607 F AM will meet Wednesday at 7 p m The Fellowcraft degree will be conferred
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Priscilla
Methodist Sunday School
Ralph Hines
Spring Street
F & AM
Erwin Rites Wednesday for Mary Erwin
Mary Erwin age 63 died in Akron Sunday morning at her daughter's home Mrs Virgie Gibson. She was born in West Virginia Sept 13 1887 daughter of Corinda Boone and James Long. Surviving sons Ivan Martin sville Ohio Randall Columbus and Annis Charles Akron. daughters Inez Black Williamson W Va Hazel Clenn din of Gallipolis Irene Cope Akron Verbie Gibson Akron. There are 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Brothers John Late Song Hurricane W Va Frank Montgomery W Va and Charles Whitehall N C. Services at Miller funeral home conducted by Rev L A Donnally. Burial in Vinton Memorial Cemetery.
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Gallipolis
Mary Erwin
Akron
Virgie Gibson
Erwin
West Virginia
Corinda Boone
James Long
Ivan
Martinsville
Ohio
Randall
Columbus
Annis Charles
Inez Black
Williamson
W. Va
Hazel Clendennin
Irene Cope
Verbie Gibson
John
Late Song
Hurricane
Frank
Montgomery
Charles
Whitehall
N.C
Miller Funeral Home
L. A. Donnally
Vinton Memorial Cemetery
Glouster Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits And Travels
Glouster residents hosted and visited relatives from Columbus Columbus W Va Toledo and Eaton as well as former residents returning for visits. Weekend gatherings included nursing graduate Barbara Dunlevy in Trimble and family trips to New York Washington D C and Skyline Drive. Local veterans Zane Kasler and others from Glouster area were noted among the social rounds with extended family from Canton Corning and Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Robert Smith
Mark of
Columbus
Roy Knight
Sophia Nagle
Elden Smith
Charleston
W. Va
Smith
Dick Jones
Hill Street
Barbara Dunlevy
White Cross Hospital
Thomas Hopes
Paul Rae
James Cotter
Fred Root
Marioa Lou Thomas
Gertrude Rainey
Trimble
John Devol
Diana Lynn
George H. Campbell
Devol
Dorothy Spence
Carbon Hill
Zane Kasler
Kasler
Edna Kasler
Zane
Navy
Ben Banfield
Hollister
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Eliza Mecum
William Whaley
Canton
John Whaley
Corning
Henry Kempton
Dillon Vale
Ohio
Charles Diltz
Perry Moody
Rex Keller
Logan
John Mecum
Jacksonville
John Hook
Marion
Sadie Cook
Margaret
Laura Whiting
Nancy Miller
Tom Miller
Georgiana Whaley
Frank Whaley
Grace Mecum
Ackley Family Birthday Party Draws Large Local Attendance
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Ackley hosted a gathering for their sons Carl Gene and Dickie with many relatives from Athens Buckhannon Belpre Wheeling and Parkersburg in attendance. Guests included Aylmer Ackley Ruth Warner Richard Dailey Ethel Davidson and numerous Ackley and related families from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottridge
Maurice Ackley
Carl Gene
Dickie
Aylmer Ackley
Athens
John Westfall
Charles Ackley
Ruth Warner
Richard Dailey
Don
Cindy
Margaret Williams
Juanita
Carol Ann McGee
Ronald Warner
Ethel Davidson
Baltimore
Lillie Davis
Ida Davis
Mida Miller
Spencer
W. Va
Carrie Gainer
L. H. Allen
B. O. Burnside
Buckhannon
Allen
Lisbon
Ohio
Worthy B. Law
Francis Coen
Gerald Phillips
Harry Church
Sylvia
Patty Sue
Wheeling
Ernest Church
Ruby Conley
Connie
Ronnie
Belpre
R. M. Allen
Mary Alice Allen
Roy Runnion and
Convention Planned GLOUSTER All Auxiliary Members
All members of the Auxiliary of U. M. W. of A. planning to attend the Jacksonville convention meet at Moose Hall on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Transportation will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Auxiliary of
Jacksonville
Moose Hall
Glouster Board Defers Most Bills Due to Funds
Glouster Board of Education met in the superintendent’s office and reviewed bills totaling 1834.89 but authorized only a few to be paid. The rest will be carried to a later special meeting when funds arrive from the county auditor. The board hired William Parker as substitute bus driver and approved a Halloween dance hosted by Band Boosters in the school gym. A Morgan Inc representative demonstrated a mimeograph to the board and to two teachers. no purchase was approved. The four mill levy, replacing the expiring three mill levy, was discussed as essential to cover operating costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Glouster Board of Education
William Parker
Morgan, Inc
Ann Williams
Ruth Ann Thompson
Visits and family notes from Kyger area
Mr and Mrs Will Gardner of Fostoria visit Mrs Docie Rose and relatives. Rev and Mrs John Hall and others from Harrisonville call on Mr and Mrs Charles Tipton and on Allen Speers family. Rio Grande students visit Rex Lemley family. K Jean Lemley and Patricia McOrter cheer at the college. Mr and Mrs Robert Wood and Kitty visit Bradbury family. he goes to Huntington for a Marine physical. C C Bradbury also spends a day in Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyger
Will Gardner
Fostoria
Docie Rose
John Hall
Okey Woods
Harrisonville
Charles
Tipton
James Clark
Allen Speers
Roseville
K. Jean Lemley
Patricia McOrter
Rio Grande
Rex Lemley
Robert Wood
Kitty
J. P. Bradbury
Huntington
Marines
C.C. Bradbury
Cincinnati Markets Open With Mixed Livestock Hikes
Oct 17 market report shows hogs up to 20.75, cattle steady to firm, vealers steady, and sheep in demand with lambs scarce. Poultry and butter prices listed amid consumer grade produce and case counts for Cincinnati markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnate Livestoch
Cincinnati
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Art Lewis
Pioneer
Bob Young
Nick Cindea
Stan Hilaman
Pennsville
Howard Flickinger
Richard Lines
Bill Applegate
Gordon Johnson
John Linton
Dick Wenzel
Charles Schmidt
Ed Foster
Bob Donohoe
Jerry Nolte
James Morrell
Dick Schonberg
Baker
Wellsburg
Will Donohoe
Johnson
Pop Keeler
Golf Scribe
Juli R
Walter Wise
Hector Steele
Eissay
Holzer Drive
Minerals Survey
Coalton Eleven
Robert Shamblin
William Newman
Carl Francis
Edward Sheppard
L. J. Bauer
Walter Miller
Melvin McKinniss
George Eggers
James Spencer
Clark Jiiden
John Palmer
Thomas Burdett
George Champer
Alfred Dailey
Arthur Beckett
Raymond Hoffman
Edward Stroth
Arthur Orr
Claude Trapp
James Mulhern
Charles Broughton
Wayne Ward
Wade E. Smith
Noy
Memoriam
Kathryn E. Finsterwald
H&s
Daddy
Crow
Margaret Crow
Orville Crow
Granville Crow
Esta Bunco
Billie Cecil Campbell
Bladen
Marianne Boggs
James Richard Porter
Fureka
June Elizabeth Angell
Wilbur James Loucks
Jean Lawson
Cheshire
Gles
George McGuffey
Charles Blakeslee
Ross Wright
Charles Coyle
Lawrence
W. P. Smith
Frank Christ
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
F&am
Herman Clements
Simpson
Perry
Chillicothe Rfc
John Archer
Naomi Archer
June Hunter
C. M. Warner
Milford
Cheryl
Russell Archer
Joyce
Edward Blake
Buford
Carl Gillilan
Bethel Ridge
Tilford Dennison
Wanda
Fonda
Shirley
Iva Robinson
Bessie
Co. M. Warner
Chillicothe
Parkersburg
Harold Goddard
Bartlett
Joe O. Williams
Uhlman’s
Phyllis LeMaster
Joan Pipes
Oak St
Yningee Motors
Ford
Plymouth
Chevrolet Club Cpe
DeSoto
Hudson
DIAL
East State
Wakefield Motors
Athens County
Studebaker
Richland
Lloyd D. Kittle
the Plains
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